Elk Township (Illinois)
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Location in Illinois
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| Foundation : | 1884 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Jackson County | ||
| Coordinates : | 37 ° 54 ′ N , 89 ° 12 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,907 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 20.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 96.46 km 2 (approx. 37 mi 2 ) of which 93.76 km 2 (approx. 36 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 113 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 62832, 62924, 62927, 62932, 62994 | ||
| Area code : | +1 618 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-23217 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 428951 | ||
 Location of Elk Township in Jackson County |
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The Elk Township is one of 16 townships in Jackson County in the southwest of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . In 2010 Elk Township had 1907 inhabitants.
geography
The Elk Township is about 50 km east of the Mississippi , which forms the border with Missouri . The mouth of the Ohio at the intersection of the states of Illinois, Missouri and Kentucky is about 130 km south.
The Elk Township is located at 37 ° 54'11 "north latitude and 89 ° 12'19" west longitude and extends over 96.46 km², which is spread over 93.76 km² of land and 2.7 km² of water. The Little Muddy River flows through the township .
The Elk Township is located in the extreme northeast of Jackson County and is bordered to the north by Perry County , to the east by Franklin County and to the southeast by Williamson County . Within Jackson County, Elk Township borders Vergennes Township in the east, Somerset Township in the southeast and De Soto Township in the south .
traffic
US Highway 51 runs through Elk Township in a north-south direction . All other roads are county roads or further subordinate and partly unpaved roads.
Parallel to Highway 51 runs a railway line of the former Illinois Central Railroad , which is now part of the Canadian National Railway . This route is also used by Amtrak .
With the Southern Illinois Airport (around 15 km south) and the Williamson County Regional Airport (around 30 km southeast) are two regional airports not far from the Elk Township. The nearest major airport is Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport (around 160 km northwest).
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census , Elk Township had 1,907 people in 794 households. The population density was 20.3 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.4 people lived in each of the 794 households.
The racial the population was composed of 95.3 percent white, 1.8 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.1 percent (one person) Asian and 0.5 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.7 percent of the population.
23.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.9 percent were 65 years or older. 51.6 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 33,148 USD . The per capita income was $ 17,226. 22.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Localities
In addition to scattered settlements, the following settlements exist in Elk Township:
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved August 6, 2012
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on August 6, 2012